Unable to print when using Debian 3.0
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Currently, I'm unable to print on my
Pentium-II while in Debian. When
in Win2K, I can print alright. The
printer is a HP DeskJet 720C.
I have confirmed that the modules
for the parallel port are being
loaded (lp, parport-pc, parport),
and that the device shows up as
lp0 (I see this when I look at
the dmesg output).
The first thing that I did after I installed
Debian, was to apt-get "printtool".
It installed LPR-PPD, I think, and
after selecting the appropriate device,
and driver, I tried printing, but
nothing came out.
Second, I tried recompiling the
kernel and modules, trying different
methods, all unsuccessful. I've tried
compiling the drivers into the kernel,
disabling FIFO, etc. I know that the
driver is recognizing the port, because
when the appropriate IEEE protocol is
activated, the printer responds to
one of the modules being loaded by
reporting its name (DeskJet 720C, blah).
When I had problems with SPARC-Debian,
disabling the FIFO was enough, and
printing worked. This seems to be
the only suggestion that the printing
README files have for i386 Debian,
but I'm not having any success.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Have
other people been able to print when
using Debian on an i386 type computer
with the latest releases?
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